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Wiz Imp

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13. Not to mention that Tariffs have been in place in the US since the very beginning of this country

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #4)

Tue Jan 28, 2025, 10:58 AM

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and collected without a special department to do the collection. Creating an "External Revenue Service" would be creating more bureaucracy and wasting even more money on something that is already being done by the Federal government without needing some fake "special" department.

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Some say Trump doesn't understand how tariffs work. That's not true. [View all] JohnnyRingo Tuesday OP

Yes it STILL shifts the cost of billionaire tax cuts onto the rest of us - it's a consumer tax CousinIT Tuesday #1

Yeah, the argument about "who pays" the tariffs is a smokescreen... Wounded Bear Tuesday #2

The Republicans have been talking about lower income Americans paying no income doc03 Tuesday #3

That's a very keen observation. JohnnyRingo Tuesday #6

How Does It Bring Money Into The Coubtry ProfessorGAC Tuesday #4

Not to mention that Tariffs have been in place in the US since the very beginning of this country Wiz Imp Tuesday #13

So when are you going to change your OP headline? brush Tuesday #5

I don't think he cares whether American consumers pay tarriffs MadameButterfly Tuesday #7

I for one still think posting truth matters. American consumers pay tafiffs. brush Tuesday #8

Plus one for always posting truth. Reality is inevitable (un-evadable, unavoidable). . . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Tuesday #10

Yes, this is critical MadameButterfly Tuesday #11

That's the whole idea, but it doesn't end there. JohnnyRingo Tuesday #14

Exporting countries don't pay tariffs. American importers do. brush Tuesday #15

IMHO calling tariffs a sales tax doesn't help dickthegrouch Tuesday #16

And I believe he knows exactly what those tariffs do. JohnnyRingo Tuesday #12

Tariffs never increase purchasing. Less purchasing equals fewer jobs. Higher price means fewer units Bernardo de La Paz Tuesday #9